Charge exchange （CEX） ions could inflict severe damages on the ion thruster optical system. This article is aimed at investigating the characteristics of the CEX ions and their influences upon the optical system by ...Charge exchange （CEX） ions could inflict severe damages on the ion thruster optical system. This article is aimed at investigating the characteristics of the CEX ions and their influences upon the optical system by means of particle-incell（PIC） ion simulation and Monte Carlo collision（MCC） methods. The results from numerical simulation indicate that despite the fact that CEX ions appear in the entire beamlet region near the ion optical system, the ones that present themselves downstream of the accelerator grid have good reason for attracting more attention. As their trajectories are significantly affected by the local electric field, a great number of CEX ions are accelerated toward grids resulting in sputtering erosion. When the influences of the CEX ions are considered in the nulnerical simulation,there could hardly be observed augments in the screen grid current,but the accelerator grid current increases from zero to 1.4% of the beamlet current. It can be understood from the numerical simulation that the CEX ions formed in the region far downstream of the accelerator grid should be blamed for the erosion on the downstream surface of the accelerator grid.展开更多
采用单元内粒子(PIC,Particle-In-Cell)方法对离子发动机光学系统进行了等离子体粒子模拟.PIC方法可有效地对等离子体进行粒子模拟,其中电场求解采用SOR(Succes-sive Over Relaxation)方法,离子加速方法采用蛙跳格式.推进剂采用氙,模拟...采用单元内粒子(PIC,Particle-In-Cell)方法对离子发动机光学系统进行了等离子体粒子模拟.PIC方法可有效地对等离子体进行粒子模拟,其中电场求解采用SOR(Succes-sive Over Relaxation)方法,离子加速方法采用蛙跳格式.推进剂采用氙,模拟粒子为单核离子.模拟得到了栅极间电势分布、电场强度分布及栅极间氙离子数密度分布.计算结果表明,在所取的光学系统电压参数和几何参数下,粒子束能够顺利通过栅极孔,不会撞击到栅极孔壁上.粒子模拟为今后开展离子发动机光学系统腐蚀机理分析及寿命评估提供了有效的数值方法.展开更多
离子光学系统的离子束引出过程是离子推力器重要的物理过程,该过程直接关系到推力器的推力、比冲、效率等参数。为研究离子在离子推力器光学系统中的运动特性,使用了基于IFE-PIC(Immersed Finite Element Particle-In-Cell)的离子推力...离子光学系统的离子束引出过程是离子推力器重要的物理过程,该过程直接关系到推力器的推力、比冲、效率等参数。为研究离子在离子推力器光学系统中的运动特性,使用了基于IFE-PIC(Immersed Finite Element Particle-In-Cell)的离子推力器光学系统离子束引出过程的三维数值计算模型,计算了栅极间电场分布、电荷密度,栅极冲击电流及欠聚焦极限。计算结果表明,当屏栅极电压不同时,发生欠聚焦的等离子束电流也不同。在欠聚焦工况下,一部分离子与栅极碰撞,产生冲击电流。冲击电流随电离室等离子体数密度增加而增大。展开更多
The ion thruster is an engine with high specific impulse for satellites and spacecrafts,which uses electric energy to boost the spacecraft.The ion optical system,also known as gate assemblies which consist of accelera...The ion thruster is an engine with high specific impulse for satellites and spacecrafts,which uses electric energy to boost the spacecraft.The ion optical system,also known as gate assemblies which consist of acceleration and screen grids,is the key component of the ion thruster.In this paper,the static mechanical properties of the C/C composite grids are evaluated based on the structural design.Representative volume element (RVE) is adopted to simplify the braded composite structure as a continuum material.The dynamical behavior of the 100 mm ion thruster optics in the launch environment (1000g shock-load) is numerically modeled and simulated with the half-sine pulse method.The impact response of the C/C and molybdenum gate assemblies on the stress distribution and deformation is investigated.The simulated results indicate that the magnitudes of the normal displacement of the composite grids subject to the uniformly distributed load are on the same level as molybdenum grids although the normal stiffness of the composite grids is much smaller.When subject to impact loading,the stress distribution in the C/C composite grids is similar to molybdenum grids while the stress magnitude is much smaller.This finding shows that the C/C gate assemblies outperform molybdenum grids and meet the requirement of long lifetime service in space travel.展开更多
基金Foundation of National Key Lab of Vacuum and Cryo-genics Technology and Physics(9140C5504020704)
文摘Charge exchange （CEX） ions could inflict severe damages on the ion thruster optical system. This article is aimed at investigating the characteristics of the CEX ions and their influences upon the optical system by means of particle-incell（PIC） ion simulation and Monte Carlo collision（MCC） methods. The results from numerical simulation indicate that despite the fact that CEX ions appear in the entire beamlet region near the ion optical system, the ones that present themselves downstream of the accelerator grid have good reason for attracting more attention. As their trajectories are significantly affected by the local electric field, a great number of CEX ions are accelerated toward grids resulting in sputtering erosion. When the influences of the CEX ions are considered in the nulnerical simulation,there could hardly be observed augments in the screen grid current,but the accelerator grid current increases from zero to 1.4% of the beamlet current. It can be understood from the numerical simulation that the CEX ions formed in the region far downstream of the accelerator grid should be blamed for the erosion on the downstream surface of the accelerator grid.
文摘采用单元内粒子(PIC,Particle-In-Cell)方法对离子发动机光学系统进行了等离子体粒子模拟.PIC方法可有效地对等离子体进行粒子模拟,其中电场求解采用SOR(Succes-sive Over Relaxation)方法,离子加速方法采用蛙跳格式.推进剂采用氙,模拟粒子为单核离子.模拟得到了栅极间电势分布、电场强度分布及栅极间氙离子数密度分布.计算结果表明,在所取的光学系统电压参数和几何参数下,粒子束能够顺利通过栅极孔,不会撞击到栅极孔壁上.粒子模拟为今后开展离子发动机光学系统腐蚀机理分析及寿命评估提供了有效的数值方法.
文摘离子光学系统的离子束引出过程是离子推力器重要的物理过程,该过程直接关系到推力器的推力、比冲、效率等参数。为研究离子在离子推力器光学系统中的运动特性,使用了基于IFE-PIC(Immersed Finite Element Particle-In-Cell)的离子推力器光学系统离子束引出过程的三维数值计算模型,计算了栅极间电场分布、电荷密度,栅极冲击电流及欠聚焦极限。计算结果表明,当屏栅极电压不同时,发生欠聚焦的等离子束电流也不同。在欠聚焦工况下,一部分离子与栅极碰撞,产生冲击电流。冲击电流随电离室等离子体数密度增加而增大。
基金Project supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2018YFF01014200)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.11727804,11672347,and 51732008)
文摘The ion thruster is an engine with high specific impulse for satellites and spacecrafts,which uses electric energy to boost the spacecraft.The ion optical system,also known as gate assemblies which consist of acceleration and screen grids,is the key component of the ion thruster.In this paper,the static mechanical properties of the C/C composite grids are evaluated based on the structural design.Representative volume element (RVE) is adopted to simplify the braded composite structure as a continuum material.The dynamical behavior of the 100 mm ion thruster optics in the launch environment (1000g shock-load) is numerically modeled and simulated with the half-sine pulse method.The impact response of the C/C and molybdenum gate assemblies on the stress distribution and deformation is investigated.The simulated results indicate that the magnitudes of the normal displacement of the composite grids subject to the uniformly distributed load are on the same level as molybdenum grids although the normal stiffness of the composite grids is much smaller.When subject to impact loading,the stress distribution in the C/C composite grids is similar to molybdenum grids while the stress magnitude is much smaller.This finding shows that the C/C gate assemblies outperform molybdenum grids and meet the requirement of long lifetime service in space travel.
